Begins well, decent McGregor & Johansson, but runs out of ideas in the second half

Rating: Null/10 (14 February 2009)

This is a passable entertainer by Michael Bay. It initially attempts to be intelligent and the Sci-fi world presented is certainly interesting. Howver, Bay runs out of ideas in the second half and substitutes them with action scenes that aren't particularly thrilling. Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson both make a game effort with Ewan having fun with a second role that's a rather broad caricature. Sean Bean is menacing but has relatively little to do. Djimon Hounsou is wasted. The film (MINOR SPOILERS) takes a strong anti-cloning line. Watchable on television/DVD.
Overall 6/10